Intandem Family Mentoring Coordinator/Resource Worker

Tayside Council on Alcohol Vacancy

Post: Intandem Family Mentoring Coordinator/ Resource Worker

Salary £26,572.00 - £28,901.60 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience

Terms: Fixed term for 3 years with scope to extend. /35hrs per week

Responsible to: Dundee Locality Manager/CAPSU Lead

Place of Work: Dundee office & Kith & Kin Hub

Ref No: 19/24

About you:

You will be keen to play a part in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living across Dundee by contributing to the sustainability of TCA. You will bring either relevant; lived experience, work experience in this field or hold a relevant qualification. Most importantly you will bring enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility to this new and exciting role.

The Role

The Intandem Co-ordinator will be responsible for the delivery of our intandem family mentoring service, making a positive difference to care experienced children and young people, who are in kinship care.

The post holder will recruit, train, and support a team of volunteers to mentor children and young people in Kinship Care. By providing mentors this will give this vulnerable group of children and young people the best start in life. The role will include line managing sessional Intandem family mentors who will work with the family to develop goals-focused Whole Family Approach mentoring plans – covering emotional/practical support; coaching/advice around family relationships/child development/parenting skills; harm reduction.

As well as managing sessional staff and volunteers, the role involves engaging with young people and their parent/carers to build relationships and likewise engage with other professionals for joint agency referrals, support, and evaluation. The post holder will contribute to the national intandem programme to record and monitor outcomes and to deliver best practice, as well as work towards developing the evidence base for mentoring young people in Scotland.

Additional Information: More information on the post can be obtained by contacting Mark Harris, Operations Manager, mark.harris@alcoholtayside.com or by phoning 01382 456012.

An application form and Job Description/Person Spec can be downloaded from the TCA website https://alcoholtayside.com/get-involved/#vacancies

Completed applications should be returned direct by e-mail/post/by hand to Ronnie Ritchie, Tayside Council on Alcohol, The Wishart, 50 Constable Street, Dundee DD4 6AD Telephone: 01382 456012, ronnie.ritchie@alcoholtayside.com. Registered Charity Number SC006511

Please note closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 9th September at 9am.

Applicants must note that Interviews for this post will be held on 20th September at The Wishart, TCA Dundee.